Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2021-05-04

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, May 4
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
920 head
▲ 768 vs last sale 152▲ 675 vs year ago 245 · +275.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
262 head
▲ 124 vs last sale 138▲ 144 vs year ago 118 · +122.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
227 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 292▼ 121 vs year ago 348 · −34.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady with feeder calves lower undertones noted from thin fleshed to fleshy. Demand moderate. Couple baby calves 105-120 lbs 250.00 to 400.00 per head.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $152.79/cwt on 532 head.
Average price
$152.79
532 head · 647 lb average
Value per head Derived
$989
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$351
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$16.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.95
vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2416166.7569386
Medium 1-2547151.0082612thin
Medium and Large 1696150.081,044434
One grade step is worth $16.68/cwt here — about −$351 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale532 hd
152.79
—
WY average2 barns · 1,231 hd
150.84
+1.95
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High2,03389.481,81913
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52261.4293512
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29857.7975045
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09556.0361445

Every lot

51 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1280172.50/cwt172.50–172.5048315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2354173.00/cwt173.00–173.0061250
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417163.50/cwt163.50–163.5068210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484161.00/cwt161.00–161.007797
Steers—Medium and Large 1517163.89/cwt158.75–174.0084729
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518156.05/cwt154.50–157.0080813
Steers—Medium 1-2547151.00/cwt151.00–151.0082612
Steers—Medium and Large 1570166.43/cwt165.00–167.0094964
Steers—Medium and Large 1622167.20/cwt162.00–168.001,04045
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627150.00/cwt150.00–150.009416
Steers—Medium and Large 1734141.58/cwt141.50–142.001,03936
Steers—Medium and Large 1765143.51/cwt139.50–144.501,098184
Steers—Medium and Large 1831133.25/cwt133.25–133.251,10750
Steers—Medium and Large 1870132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,14811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329165.00/cwt165.00–165.0054334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432154.94/cwt152.50–157.7566948
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464147.00/cwt147.00–147.006826
Heifers—Medium 1-2481142.75/cwt142.75–142.7568716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570124.03/cwt121.50–128.0070716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624133.27/cwt129.00–139.0083225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1687143.00/cwt143.00–143.0098245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1889115.50/cwt115.50–115.501,0276
Heifers—Medium and Large 194791.50/cwt91.50–91.5086737
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1508155.00/cwt155.00–155.0078713
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——2,00692.01/cwt90.50–94.501,8468
Bulls——2,07785.42/cwt81.00–89.001,7745
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06253.07/cwt50.00–55.5056414
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06948.84/cwt48.00–49.005226
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12059.42/cwt57.00–63.0066625
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27456.22/cwt50.00–59.5071636
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39264.09/cwt62.00–65.008929
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50760.10/cwt59.00–61.009069
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56565.38/cwt64.00–68.001,0233
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1819107.18/cwt106.00–110.0087820
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 184291.15/cwt87.00–97.0076716
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 199878.54/cwt71.00–83.0078412
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,07554.94/cwt51.00–56.0059113
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,17961.29/cwt58.50–66.5072358
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,28264.09/cwt63.50–65.008228
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1915950.00/cwt950.00–950.008,6937
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2401,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0015,8102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,255800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,0404
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3081,233.76/cwt1,200.00–1,260.0016,13814
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,366897.03/cwt785.00–925.0012,25338
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3951,031.08/cwt950.00–1,150.0014,38412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,398910.00/cwt910.00–910.0012,7222
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2801,575.49/cwt1,550.00–1,600.0020,1662
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3511,360.43/cwt1,350.00–1,385.0018,3798
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5281,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0018,7188
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5611,475.00/cwt1,475.00–1,475.0023,0253
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6271,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0021,1512

This sale against other markets

Wyoming weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Wyoming auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.